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Claudette Colbert (I) (1903–1996)
One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to play to ...
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Died:(age 92) in Speightstown, Barbados |
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Actress (79 credits)
Actress (79 credits)
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
(TV Mini-Series)
Alice Grenville
Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
1957-1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
- So Young the Savage Land
(1960)
... Beth Brayden
- Blood in the Dust
(1957)
... Lucy Bradford
1958
Colgate Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Harper
Elizabeth Harper
- Welcome to Washington
(1958)
... Elizabeth Harper
1958
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Edith Miller
Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 2
(1958)
... Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 1
(1958)
... Edith Miller
1957
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Novel Appeal
(1957)
... Mary Roberts Rinehart
1955
Climax!
(TV Series)
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
- The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia
(1955)
... Sister Cecilia
- Private Worlds
(1955)
... Dr. Jane Everest
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
- While We're Young
(1955)
... Elizabeth Hopkins
- Magic Formula
(1955)
... Lorna Gilbert
1954-1955
The Best of Broadway
(TV Series)
Actress / Julie Cavendish
Actress / Julie Cavendish
- The Guardsman
(1955)
... Actress
- The Royal Family
(1954)
... Julie Cavendish
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Soundtrack (7 credits)
Soundtrack (7 credits)
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Self (26 credits)
Self (26 credits)
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Archive footage (42 credits)
Archive footage (42 credits)
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Personal Details
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(4/4/39) Radio: Appeared (as "Katie Armstrong Jordan") in a "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast of "Family Honeymoon". See more »Publicity Listings:
4 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 25 Articles | 8 Pictorials | 30 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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[on winning the Best Actress Oscar for It Happened One Night (1934)] I was surprised when I got the prize. I really had no idea I would get it. In fact, I was ready to leave for New York the night they called to tell me about it. Dressed in a mousy brown suit, I was escorted into the banquet hall full of diamonds and tail coats. It was especially embarrassing because I imagined they thought I was... See more »Trivia:
Is one of 14 Best Actress Oscar winners to have not accepted their Academy Award in person, Colbert's being for It Happened One Night (1934). The others are Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, Anna Magnani, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Anne Bancroft, Patricia Neal, Elizabeth Taylor, Maggie Smith, Glenda Jackson and Ellen Burstyn. See more »Trademark:
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